Horwich St Marys Football Club
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53.60168, -2.55725
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Willow Tit +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Willow Tit +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
Plants — Bilberry, Rowan, Hawthorn +19 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bilberry, Foxglove, Enchanter's-nightshade +124 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Bilberry, Foxglove, Enchanter's-nightshade +124 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Common Hawker, Banded Demoiselle +31 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Common Hawker, Banded Demoiselle +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Rotary Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 14 Walking route 21.9 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 14 - Bromley Cross to Blackrod
Named route Length 21.9 km Regional walking route
Show on map GM Ringway Stage 15 Walking route 16.2 km ▾
GM Ringway Stage 15 - Blackrod to Wigan
Named route Length 16.2 km Regional walking route
Show on map Wigan Way Walking route ▾
Adlington Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Anderton Lane public footpath · 133 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 133 m Path type: service
Show on map Anderton Lane public footpath · 492 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 492 m Path type: track
Show on map Squirrel Lane public footpath · 476 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 476 m Path type: service
Show on map 40 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Regional Route 80 Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Chorley Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Chorley Loop Local cycle route
Show on map Lancashire Cycleway (Southern Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 91 Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 55 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 55 National Cycle Network
Show on map Greater Manchester Route 80 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 80 Regional cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 382 m ▾
Named route Ref 80 Length 382 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
20,255 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,255 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Blackcap · Lapwing +25
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Sanderling Calidris alba2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Roe Deer · Brown Rat · Brown Hare +2
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 🐝 Insects 11 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Banded Demoiselle · Cercopis vulnerata · Common Hawker · Eupeodes +6
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Eupeodes Eupeodes Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa 🌿 Plants 32 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Creeping Thistle · Centaurea nigra · Pignut · Common Bistort · Groundsel +27
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025 Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2025 Pignut Conopodium majus2025 Common Bistort Bistorta officinalis2025 Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Bracken Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,255 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 30 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Black-headed Gull · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Blackcap · Lapwing +25
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Sanderling Calidris alba2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 🦌 Mammals 7 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Mole · Roe Deer · Brown Rat · Brown Hare +2
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Mole Talpa europaea2025 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2025 🐝 Insects 11 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Darter · Banded Demoiselle · Cercopis vulnerata · Common Hawker · Eupeodes +6
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata Common Hawker Aeshna juncea Eupeodes Eupeodes Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa 🌿 Plants 32 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Creeping Thistle · Centaurea nigra · Pignut · Common Bistort · Groundsel +27
Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025 Centaurea nigra Centaurea nigra2025 Pignut Conopodium majus2025 Common Bistort Bistorta officinalis2025 Groundsel Senecio vulgaris Bracken Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Badger Meles meles2025
Badger Meles meles2025
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025
Peacock Aglais io
Peacock Aglais io
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Cicadella viridis Cicadella viridis
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum
Tree Bumblebee Bombus hypnorum Pteridium aquilinum
Pteridium aquilinum
Polypody Polypodium vulgare
Polypody Polypodium vulgare
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2025
Sneezewort Achillea ptarmica2025
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025
Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria2025
Bulrush Typha latifolia2025
Bulrush Typha latifolia2025
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis2025
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis2025
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum2025
Welsh Poppy Papaver cambricum2025
Redshank Persicaria maculosa2025
Redshank Persicaria maculosa2025
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2025
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii2025
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca2025
Shoreweed Littorella uniflora2025
Shoreweed Littorella uniflora2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Foxglove Digitalis purpurea2025
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2025
Enchanter's-nightshade Circaea lutetiana2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Greater Plantain Plantago major2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2025
Heather Calluna vulgaris2025
Heather Calluna vulgaris2025
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2025
Bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus2025
Gorse Ulex europaeus2025
Gorse Ulex europaeus2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine2025
Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis helleborine2025
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2025
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor2025
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi2025
Ragged-Robin Silene flos-cuculi2025
Remote Sedge Carex remota2025
Remote Sedge Carex remota2025
Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis2025
Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis2025
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2025
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus2025
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2025
Rhododendron Rhododendron ponticum2025 